Ann Arbor AF

Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Tuesday, January 18th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including memos, memos, and more memos.

Links we referenced (or think you might find useful):
- this week's agenda;
- A Brookings Institute article on workforce housing and middle-income housing subsidies, and a Smithsonian article on company towns; these get at some more reasons why the UM Housing resolutions are problematic that we didn't get to cover in the episode;
- the local Affordable Housing learning series;
- an article on DTE's proposed rate increase;
- the City's sidewalk snow removal report;
- and a love letter (aka Twitter thread) full of maps listeners created of AAPS walk zones.

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com.   Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook.   And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

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Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, January 3rd. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including sidewalks, safety, water, and poetry.

Linked in today's episode:
- this week's agenda
- Unarmed Responder response memo
- Coalition for Reenvisioning Our Safety Facebook page
- Pedestrian Safety Improvements Around Schools report (the map Molly referenced is on page 3)
- Stormwater Management, Soil Erosion, Site Plan code amendment
- Energy Commission's love letter to - I mean resolution recognizing the DDA for its decarbonization and sustainability
- Eve Ewing's poem, "upon seeing a picture of a car in a school book"

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com.  Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

Support the show

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.

Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, December 20th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items AND some non-agenda items. +10 Internet Points to the person who finds the "Plowy McPlowface" reference first and tweets it to #a2council.

Links we referenced:
- the meeting agenda
- Michigan's Redevelopment Ready Program
- Ann Arbor's work legalizing mushrooms

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

Support the show

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.

Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, December 20th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items AND some non-agenda items. +10 Internet Points to the person who finds the "Plowy McPlowface" reference first and tweets it to #a2council.

Links we referenced:
- the meeting agenda
- Michigan's Redevelopment Ready Program
- Ann Arbor's work legalizing mushrooms

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up on Monday, December 6th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including sidewalks, dollars for climate, and justice, and offer some ways for you to get involved. A quick process note: we record this a few days before the Council meeting, which means there will likely be some changes to the agenda between now and then.

Links we referenced:
-Sidewalk snow removal report
-September 2021 Transportation Commission meeting video, discussion of sidewalk snow removal
- Annual Council legislative policy agenda
- Politico article about police reform in Washtenaw County
- Coalition for Re-envisioning Our Safety (CROS) Petition
- A2Zero plan and A2Zero investment plan
- Independent HR investigation

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann ArborAFers on Twitter and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

Support the show

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.

Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, November 15th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including cars, churches, and the return to in person meetings.

Links we referenced:
- the A2 Humans Who Wonk thread on how to follow along with a development
- NYT article about how police spend their time
- the brand-new Renters Commission is now accepting applications!

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

Support the show

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.

Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, November 1st. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including staff changes, a potential sustainable energy utility, and the election that concludes this week, and offer some ways for you to get involved. A quick process note: we record this a few days before the Council meeting, which means there will likely be some changes to the agenda between now and then.

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook, or catch cohost Michelle with music by women (and the occasional Council recap) on wcbn.org Tuesdays 6am-9am. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

Support the show

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.

Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, October 18th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including the "Moving Together" plan, menstruation, and Medical Center Drive.

Links:
- University of Michigan's environmental metrics and the PCCN (President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality) report
- Ann Arbor's A2Zero Climate Action Plan and Moving Together Towards Vision Zero Comprehensive Transportation Plan
- the city's Equitable Engagement Initiative
- the City Administrator's recommendations on ARP funds
- Ann Arbor's crash map! The East Medical Center Drive bridge intersection with pedestrian and bike crashes is on page 32.

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook, or catch cohost Michelle with music by women (and the occasional Council recap) on wcbn.org Tuesdays 6am-9am. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

Support the show

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.

Today we're talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, October 4th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including council rules, sustainability, and a quick rant about fatphobia.

Links:
- to this week's Council agenda,
- to the benchmarking ordinance, and
- to the episode previewing the November 2021 ballot.

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook, or catch cohost Michelle with music by women (and the occasional Council recap) on wcbn.org Tuesdays 6am-9am. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

Support the show

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.

Today we are talking about Ann Arbor's next election, with applications for absentee ballots going on now and then voting happening from early October through November 2nd. The ballot has been finalized; there are no candidates, only four proposals, all pertaining to amending Ann Arbor's city charter.

Proposed Ann Arbor City Charter Amendments:
- Proposal A: Best Value Purchasing
- Proposal B: Ranked Choice Voting for the Election of City Officers
- Proposal C: Emergency Procurement
- Proposal D: The $25,000 Dollar Limit
Tl;dr: the pod votes YES on all four.

How to vote:
- by mail: request a mail-in ballot
- by dropoff: drop-off a mail-in ballot at the ballot drop-off box at City Hall (301 E. Huron St)
- in person (early): in the City Clerk's office at City Hall, M-F 8am-5pm, excluding lunch breaks 12-1pm and holidays, early October through Tuesday, Nov. 2nd;
- in person (at the polls): Tuesday, Nov. 2nd, 7am-8pm; find your local polling place
- read your ballot in advance: here

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook, or catch cohost Michelle with music by women (and the occasional Council recap) on wcbn.org Tuesdays 6am-9am. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

Support the show

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.